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====Webservice changes====
====Webservice changes====
Exceptions now contain an error code that can be used to implement specific behaviours on your client. Have a look to the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Errors_handling_in_web_services web service errors documentation].
Few changes could break existing web service client with 2.3 - till this version we tried to not break anything. however these changes will make clients life easier, so we decide to do them now than later. Please take in consideration these improvements and retest your client:
 
* [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Errors_handling_in_web_services Error codes and Warnings]
Also note that SOAP/XMLRPC messages now ends by '| ERRORCODE: xxxxx'. See MDL-32949. It will break SOAP/XMLRPC clients that attempted code logic on the message. Use the error code from now.
* All text field have a additional format field as parameters and return values (TODO)
* Thanks to many contributors  (Fabio, Juan, Paul, Yang and many more) we improved our [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/How_to_contribute_a_web_service_function_to_core contributor web service guide]
* From 2.3, all web service functions integrated in master will land (when possible) in supported minor versions (e.g. 2.3.1, 2.3.2...)
   
   
<noinclude>==See also==
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Revision as of 10:24, 18 May 2012

Releases > Moodle 2.3 release notes

Release date: Not yet released

Here is the full list of fixed issues in 2.3.


Major new features

  • ...

Other highlights

  • MDL-3030 More robust handling of quiz attempts that are not submitted by the deadline.
  • MDL-3054 & MDL-11047 There is now an option for teacher to force students to answer the quiz questions strictly in order. As part of this, the quiz remembers which page the student was last on, and will take them back there when they resume an attempt.

Functional changes

  • ...

Security issues

All security issues that were fixed in 2.2.x and 2.1.x were also fixed in 2.3.

For developers: API changes

Core API changes

  • MDL-31902 All xxx_get_participants() functions are removed from core

Plugin API changes

Webservice changes

Few changes could break existing web service client with 2.3 - till this version we tried to not break anything. however these changes will make clients life easier, so we decide to do them now than later. Please take in consideration these improvements and retest your client:

  • Error codes and Warnings
  • All text field have a additional format field as parameters and return values (TODO)
  • Thanks to many contributors (Fabio, Juan, Paul, Yang and many more) we improved our contributor web service guide
  • From 2.3, all web service functions integrated in master will land (when possible) in supported minor versions (e.g. 2.3.1, 2.3.2...)

See also